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Medial Ankle Impingement Syndrome
By Hoppers Physio Exercises, Injury, Physio, Shin splints

Runners guide to shin splints and stress fractures

Just started training for your first marathon or joined a run club and now you're experiencing shin pain while running? Welcome to the club. Shin splints are one of the most common and frustrating running injuries. However, not all shin pain is the same. That “I'll run it off” discomfort could actually be the early signs of a tibial stress fracture that needs immediate care. At Hoppers Physiotherapy, we regularly see runners and athletes who wish they'd spotted the difference…

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Sciatica pain treatment hoppers crossing physio
By Hoppers Physio Physio

Sciatica

 What is Sciatica? Sciatica is a condition that involves compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve, hence its name. This leads to sharp, aching or burning pains in the lower back that can travel down the back of the thigh and even past the knee following the path of the sciatic nerve. You may also experience neurological symptoms such as muscle weakness, numbness and other altered sensations. Research shows an incidence of 10-40% of the population will experience sciatica at…

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Hip and knee osteoarthritis treatment at Hoppers crossing physiotherapy
By Hoppers Physio Osteoarthritis

Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis currently affects approximately 3.6 million Australians. Equally, approximately 2 million people live with some form of knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. Furthermore, It is more common in females, people who are overweight and people suffering from a previous injury. It is a condition that leads to painful joints and surrounding tissues, difficulty moving and has an impact on daily living activities. Treatment Fortunately, there are effective treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee/hip that do not involve surgery. Therefore, joint replacement…

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By hoppers_admin Article, Physio, Therapy, Uncategorized

Scar Tissue management

Scar tissue massage:  Therapy to scar tissue can have some fantastic results!   Here is one of our clients who had a biceps tenodesis (a procedure to fix issues with the biceps tendon). His scar was very inflamed initally as you can see in the left photo it is quite raised. Five weeks later and you can barely see the scar!  Scaring occurs following an injury to soft tissue such as your skin. This is a result following surgery, an accident or disease that leaves a wound. Scaring is a healing process…

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